Active Directory Management

ANIL KUMAR SAMBA

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E-Mail: *********@*******.***

Seeking senior level positions in Storage, Virtualisation IT Infrastructure Management with an organisation of repute

Technical Expertise in Windows, VMware & Storage Platform

An Overview

Microsoft Certified Professional with 10 years of rich experience in effective management of IT Infrastructure Project for new facilities, Data Center Upgradation of Hardware & Software, Microsoft Technologies and VMware Virtualization.

Demonstrated excellence in leading enterprise-wide virtualisation effort with accountability of overseeing vendor in installation, configuration, migration & documentation.

Expertise in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning; delivered maximum business value for Infrastructure, Data Centre Technologies, Large Scale Systems and Networks.

Proficiency in installation & troubleshooting of UCS, Blade Server, Rack Servers, etc. viz. Dell, HP, IBM and Assembled.

Demonstrated excellence in building & implementation of ITIL; adept in aligning IT processes with ITIL by establishing Change, Incident and Problem Management meetings and decreasing turnaround time.

Strong Customer Centric Approach with excellent analytical, coordination, presentation and leadership skills; skilled in grasping the big picture and conceptualizing solutions.

Designing backup strategy for sites, ensuring scheduled / unscheduled backups as per backup plan and restoration; administering Virtualization and Storage in High availability through formulation of security policy, implementation & maintenance of security tools, users rights management, vulnerability assessment, etc

Certifications

Microsoft Certifications:

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSA).

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2012

Certification in Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center Specialist 2012.

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist(MCTS)

Windows 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration

Windows 2008 Active Directory, Configuration

ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management.

IT Service Management Foundation Bridge.

Career Record

Since June’14 working with Opus Software Solution Pvt Ltd.

Present Client is the world leader in managing self-service financial kiosks, providing the physical conduit through which consumers interact with their funds and financial institutions while moving about the real world of everyday life.

Role: Lead-Systems

SKILL SET

Virtualisation Environment Management:

Managed Virtualization Project at Client location to setup vSphere Data Centre with complete accountability of planning, designing and implementation of virtual environment.

Successfully executed P2V Project involving virtual environment; it solved space and power capacity constraint at Data Centre

Provided complete L3 support for VMware virtual infrastructures.

Capacity Management on VMWare & VCenter using PowerShell.

Storage Management / Backup Management:

Designing and Implementing the Backup Tools like Syncsort, Symantec Backup Exec & SnapManager.

Capacity Management on NetApp & Nimble using PowerShell.

LUN Provision, LUN and Volume Migration.

PowerShell Scripting:

Capacity Planning on VMWare & Storage.

Automated the Storage & VMware Utilization reports and email send to the respective teams.

Automated the software’s and patches Installing.

Shavlik Patch Management Software:

With so many security breaches lately, many organizations are scrambling to implement proper security practices, including comprehensive patch management. Shavlik Protect provides everything organization needs for an effective patch management strategy, including OS, virtual infrastructure, and third-party application patching

Windows Systems Administration:

Provisioning new servers, imaging; handling other daily routines; leading new deployments from systems perspective by coordinating internal resources; performing systems backups and restore procedures.

Handling the complete installation, configuration & maintenance of Microsoft Windows Servers; designing the Backup Strategy for sites and ensuring scheduled/unscheduled Backups as per backup plan and restoration; managing Server, Domain, AD, User Rights, etc.

Conducting proactive checks with regards to Windows and Antivirus.

Incident Management / Problem Management / Change Management:

Ensuring that the goals of the Incident Management process are achieved; restoring normal service as soon as possible based on customer perspective and within defined SLA; detecting, logging, categorising and prioritising incidents; providing initial Incident Support.

Closing incidents after verification from users; defining and planning separate procedures for major incidents; ensuring adherence to SLA and priority based management.

Resolving problems & issues within set timelines thereby developing the Knowledge Base; ensuring that the issue does not happen again.

SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS

Working on VMware clustering like HA and DRS clusters using VCenter

Working on Migration concepts like VMotion and cold migration, Storage VMotion

Creating clones and templates of Virtual Machines

Working on networking concepts like creation VSwitches, different types of port groups, NIC

Deploying VMs Through Templates

Devised, tested and maintained Disaster Recovery Plan for critical VMs & application data.

Storage provision and Capacity planning in NetApp.

Streamline the Backup and deploying windows patches in Datacenter & Azure cloud.

Steered the conversion of an unstructured Helpdesk to a Global Service Desk through implementation of a ticketing system and industry best practices; this led to increasing the service levels, reducing resolution time and tracking of key metrics.

Played a stellar role in increasing uptime and security by standardising network management and monitoring tools thereby providing real-time alerting leading.

Successfully improved server availability, reduced workload for IT staff and automated server deployment for various business units by leveraging on a highly available VMware Virtual Infrastructure (VI3) environment supporting both production and development environments containing 50 servers running SQL, IIS & Exchange

Led complete Physical-to-Virtual (P2V), Virtual-to-Virtual (V2V) and Virtual-to-Physical (V2P) migration of Windows NT, 2000 & 2003 Servers.

Design, deployment, and maintenance of a broad range of Microsoft Technologies including:

Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008.

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), DNS, WINS, DHCP and Active Directory.

Group Policy Design & Implementation, IIS and Terminal Services.

Dell Open Manage, HP Insight Manager, ADSIedit, DCDiag, NetDiag, Active Directory Sites & Services, Active Directory Users & Computers, Ethereal, Remote Desktop Connection, VNC, Ping, Tracert and Telnet.

Oct’13 to Feb’14 worked with Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd (with Adecco India Pvt. Ltd)

Role: Sr. Software Engineer.

Build the VM’s and install the required software’s like CRM, Visual Studio 2012 & SQL Server 2012.

Build the Servers if needed in Cloud (Azure).

Install and manage Windows & SQL Cluster services.

Managing the SQL Server like upgrade, permissions, Database Mirroring, Backup & Restore.

Deploying the TFS builds in CRM.

Oct’06 to Oct’13 worked with Apollo Health Street Pvt. Ltd.

Role: Team Lead.

Conducting Monthly Business Reviews and Weekly Service Reviews to align with client’s requirements/satisfaction.

Planning and analysis of entire IT operations along with establishing of short / long term budgets for the preparation of IT blueprint for the organization; developing & deploying key execution strategies across businesses.

Implementation of IT project plans within pre-set budgets and designing the complete infrastructure; creating proposals with graphic representation and technical documents like case studies; managing process vision & design, enhancement strategy and transition strategy.

Planning and Designing the Storage and Server Virtualization as per the project requirement.

Designing backup strategy for sites, ensuring scheduled / unscheduled backups as per backup plan and restoration; administering Virtualization and Storage in High availability through formulation of security policy, implementation & maintenance of security tools, users rights management, vulnerability assessment, etc.

Conceptualizing & implementing strategies for acquiring business from clients and effectively using the potential of existing accounts; mapping client’s requirements and providing them customized business solutions through new proposals, presentations and demonstrations.

Possess comprehensive understanding of EMC Storage, Hyper-V, VMWare, Backup Exec and Endpoint Protection Administration.

Assessing security standards, managing licensing and software standardization issues; overseeing budgetary cost control and internal infrastructure deployment; arranging and conducting end users training on new products for end users.

Jun’06 to Aug’06 worked with IBM India Pvt. Ltd.

Role: Sr. Customer Service Associate.

Sep’04 to Oct’05 worked with Sutherland Global Services Pvt. Ltd.

Role: Help Desk Engineer.

Scholastics

MBA. (Information Technology) from Allahabad University..

BSc (MECs) from Osmania University, Hyderabad.

Personal Dossier

Date of Birth : 04th Nov 1981

Address : Flat No:8 Shivaji Housing Corp. Society, Mohanwadi, Pune 411006.

Passport Number : J0230569

Visa Status : US B1 Visa; Valid Till 2020.

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